PRICE HILL – The Rev. Andrew Umberg wasn’t going to let his inability to sew stop him from creating beautiful altar pieces for his parish. Over the past several years, Umberg, who is the pastor at St.

Dozens of trays lined with parchment paper were placed side by side on table after table inside the cafeteria at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Old Metairie on a recent Sunday morning. More ...

The front panel of the Crusader high altar as it looks today. Around two thirds of the original stone slab have been preserved. The altar was decorated with two figures, so-called quincunx. With five ...